"I am leaving the CAFC while I still have the energy to change the world, says Randall Rader": Joff Wild has this post today at the blog of IAM Magazine.Posted at 06:20 PM by Howard Bashman

Friday, June 13, 2014

"Ottawa moves judge from federal court to Quebec court": Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has a news update that begins, "The Conservative government has removed a judge from the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa and named him to Quebec's highest court, setting the stage for a possible Supreme Court appointment later this year -- and another potential high-stakes legal battle."Posted at 11:35 PM by Howard Bashman

"Appeals court reinstates law on animal torture videos": Chuck Lindell of The Austin American-Statesman has a news update that begins, "Reversing a district judge in Texas, a federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law against crush videos, ruling that the depictions of animals tortured and killed for sexual gratification are not a protected form of speech."

"Should Two Children Be Imprisoned For Plotting To Kill Their Classmates? In Washington state, a 10- and 11-year-old were sentenced to years in a detention facility after being caught with weapons and claiming they were going to murder other kids at their school; Where is the line between a childish game and a real threat?" Victoria Beale has this lengthy article online at BuzzFeed.Posted at 01:40 PM by Howard Bashman

"Because the [Criminal Justice Act] provides its own remedial scheme, Marcum cannot collaterally attack the Fifth Circuit's determination of Marcum's fee awards under the Tucker Act." So holds a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a ruling issued today.

"Larry Klayman filed suit against Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, alleging that their delay in removing [the Third Palestinian Intifada] page and similar pages constituted intentional assault and negligence." Today, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit disagreed, affirming a district court ruling which held that the Communications Decency Act of 1996 shielded Zuckerberg and Facebook from suit.

"Merck, Pfizer, HSBC could be big winners from shareholder case": Andrew Longstreth of Reuters has a report that begins, "Within the next two weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule in a major case that could make it much harder for shareholders to band together against public companies in securities fraud class actions."Posted at 11:22 PM by Howard Bashman

"The life and legacy of Antonin Scalia: Few Supreme Court justices have garnered as much controversy as Antonin Scalia, and author Bruce Allen Murphy explores Scalia's complexities in his new biography, 'Scalia: A Court of One.'" msnbc has posted online this video segment.Posted at 01:32 PM by Howard Bashman

Thursday, June 12, 2014

"Thrown Out of Court: How corporations became people you can't sue." Lina Khan has this article in the June/July/August 2014 issue of Washington Monthly magazine.Posted at 01:30 PM by Howard Bashman

"Oklahoma Supreme Court terminates contract for construction of super website; Oklahoma will try to complete delayed system on its own": The Oklahoman has an article that begins, "In a move that upset legislators, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has canceled an $11 million contract with the company that was creating a super website of court information."Posted at 09:00 AM by Howard Bashman